Welcome To The Math 134 Syllabus Page
Instructor: Dr. James C. Curl
Last Updated:
01/06/12
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
- The goal of our statistic's program at Modesto Junior College is to have
students actively involved in both the content and concepts of descriptive and inferential statistics.
This is currently done by having students work with
issues that were addressed in the
3rd International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) held in September of 1994 in Cairo, Egypt.
In July of
1999 a special session of the United Nations General Assembly "identified
key actions needed for further implementation of the ICPD Programmed of Action
and new benchmarks for measuring progress towards ICPD goals.
A
decision was made in 2004 to not have the what would have been the scheduled
4th ICPD. This decision was the result of the ongoing need to address the
many unresolved problems that were the focus of the 1994 conference.
However, a meeting was held to assess the progress in achieving the goals of the
Cairo conference. The
summary report of the progress made in implementing the Programme of Action can be viewed at this link.
ICPD + 10
In 2009, UNFPA (United Nations
Population Fund) will again head a third assessment of the progress that has been made in achieving the Cairo goals. There is a discussion
board for ICPD + 15 that you can participate in.
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The goal of the Internet based course is to use technology to provide the Internet student with the same content and experiences that are available to students taking the on-campus class.
The statistics program is a computer based curriculum that involves the
students in 4 hours per week of lectures and computer demonstrations, and 3 or more hours per week on a computer using statistical software. The Lectures for the Internet based course are available on Internet using streaming video.
Additional Video Tutorials are on the Internet.
During the semester students are expected to:
- Spend a minimum of 5 hours per week doing problem sets related to the lecture.
- Work at least 3 hours per week doing a computer
lab using Statgraphics.
- Use the Internet to obtain data and get information about the course.
We use Statgraphics to do a minimum of 10 computer labs that focus on a world population data base found in the
CIA
World Fact Book.
The labs are taken from James C. Curl and Sarah J. Curl's The World Population in
Crisis 5.1.
We use David Moore's The Basic Practice of Statistics
3rd ed. for the
lecture portion of the video based course and David Moore's The Basic Practice of Statistics
5th ed. for the on-campus course. We cover most of the chapters during the semester.
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OFFICE HOURS AND COMMUNICATION WITH THE INSTRUCTOR
- Office hours 9-9:30 AM Monday,through Thursd and 2- 3 PM
Monday.
(note: There are no office hours during summer,)
- My office is in FH157
- Voice mail can be left at 209-575-6111
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TEXT, LAB MANUAL, STUDY GUIDES, etc.
The following materials can be purchased from the
MJC Bookstore.
- Moore's The Basic Practice of Statistics, 3rd ed.
(required for video based course)
- Moore's The Basic Practice of Statistics, 5th ed.
(required for on-campus based course)
- J. Curl and S. Curl's The World Population In Crisis
5.1 (required)
- J. Curl's Student Study Guide (required)
- Notz and Busam's Student Study Guide (optional)
- Sharp EL - 531W calculator (strongly recommended)
- Real Player One that allows you to view the lectures and
video tutorials (requiredl).
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LECTURES
It is imperative that you view at least one version of the daily lectures.
The text does not provide all of the content covered in the course.
- The daily lectures can be viewed using Real Network's
Real One Player by selecting appropriate lectures from the
Math 134 Lectures.
You can view selected video clips from the Video Tutorial web page.
During the fall and spring semesters you can watch
previously recorded broadcasts of Math 134
lectures as streaming video on your computer using the link: http://www.virtual.yosemite.cc.ca.us/jcurl/s13403df.htm
. You can also watch the lectures daily at
7 AM and 5 PM at 3CMediaSolutions
Simulcast. You can view a schedule of broadcasts at 3C
Media Solutions Schedule.
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HOMEWORK
Video Based 3rd edition Home Work is assigned for each chapter; schedule a minimum of
10 hours/week.
On Campus 5th edition
Home Work is assigned for each chapter; schedule a minimum of 10 hours/week.
Selected homework problems will be collected.
Please note that in the video based course and during
summer session hw is not collected and
does not get included in your semester grade calculation.
Solutions to the problems should include formulas, substitutions, and intermediate steps.
Selected problems have solutions shown. Click
on the blue link for selected problems in the web page.
3rd ed Home Work 4th ed
Home Work 5th ed
Home Work
The homework problems are an essential part of the course.
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TESTS
two
2 hour exams each worth 100 points. The exams will be given on Thursdays of exam week.
There is a two hour comprehensive final worth
200 points.
- If you miss a midterm and it is an excused absence, you will have to make up the
exam on the Friday following the Thursday exam. The decision regarding the excused absence will be made
by the instructor based on information provided by the student.
- You are expected to use a new blue book for each exam and final.
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GRADES
- For the on-campus section the semester grade average is determined by dividing the sum S by
5.5 where
S = sum of 2 exam scores + lab total + final exam + hw
- The semester grade is then determined as follows:
A (90 to 100%) --- B (80 to 89%) --- C (60 to 79%) --- D (50 to 59%) --- F (0 to 49%)
- Please note that you will be dropped from the course
if you have more than three absences. Being late for class will be considered an
absence.
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COMPUTER ASSIGNMENTS
10 lab assignments that are done using Statgraphics Plus
5.1.
You will need to pick up the CD containing Statgraphics
5.1
from the instructor.
Schedule at least 3 hrs/week to do the labs that are due each
Thursday.
(note: During the summer two labs are due each week. The due date for each lab
to be determined by the instructor.)
No credit will be given to labs that are turned in late.
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CALCULATORS AND COMPUTERS SMART
PHONES AND TABLETS
- You will need the Sharp EL - 531W statistical calculator that does bivariate data analysis.
- You will need to have access to an IBM compatible computer
for lectures, labs, homework, lab and homework tutorials, and Internet access.
No Cell Phones can be used on tests. Cell Phones should be left in
your back pack during class time and should not be used during class unless
requested by the instructor.
You may want to use a smart phone or tablet to access the Facebook Stats
Group.
You may want to use a Tablet to take notes during class.
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SLO's - STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
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Given lectures, homework, computer lab assignments,
and a graph, the student will be able to describe the shape of the distribution
and identify the center, the spread, and potential outliers.
- Given lectures, homework, computer lab assignments, and a null hypothesis about a population parameter and the appropriate sample
statistics from an SRS from the population, the student will be able to state an
appropriate research hypothesis, select the related test statistic, perform the
hypothesis test, provide the P value associated with the calculated value of the
test statistic, and state the conclusion of the hypothesis test based on the P
value and the given level of significance.
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